Public bug reported: When installing mouseemu, the log shows:
``` apt-get install mouseemu Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be installed mouseemu 0 to upgrade, 1 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade. Need to get 18.0 kB of archives. After this operation, 99.3 kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 mouseemu amd64 0.16-0ubuntu9 [18.0 kB] Fetched 18.0 kB in 0s (325 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package mouseemu. (Reading database ... 240577 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../mouseemu_0.16-0ubuntu9_amd64.deb ... Unpacking mouseemu (0.16-0ubuntu9) ... Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ... Setting up mouseemu (0.16-0ubuntu9) ... Creating /dev/input/uinput.../var/lib/dpkg/info/mouseemu.postinst: 34: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mouseemu.postinst: MAKEDEV: not found dpkg: error processing package mouseemu (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127 Processing triggers for systemd (231-9ubuntu3) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ... Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ... Errors were encountered while processing: mouseemu E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ``` I'm on Xubuntu 16.10 amd64. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: mouseemu 0.16-0ubuntu9 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-41.44-generic 4.8.17 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-41-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2 AptOrdering: mouseemu:amd64: Install NULL: ConfigurePending Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Mar 12 13:58:48 2017 DuplicateSignature: package:mouseemu:0.16-0ubuntu9 Setting up mouseemu (0.16-0ubuntu9) ... Creating /dev/input/uinput.../var/lib/dpkg/info/mouseemu.postinst: 34: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mouseemu.postinst: MAKEDEV: not found dpkg: error processing package mouseemu (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-11 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2) RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1 apt 1.3.4 SourcePackage: mouseemu Title: package mouseemu 0.16-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: mouseemu (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package yakkety -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1672157 Title: package mouseemu 0.16-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mouseemu/+bug/1672157/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs